Although I have succumbed to the occasional respiratory illness in my younger days, in the past 25 years, I haven't gotten so much as a cold, not even the dreaded Wuhan Flu. No food allergies, gluten or lactose intolerance, nothing. Just the occasional bout of gastritis brought on by stress.
My wife, also GenX, believes we are going to be “skipped” in many ways. The Boomers are overshadowing us in government (case in point: Trump and Biden). The Millenials are trying to force changes at a social level and get more entitled as time goes on. Gen Z is just brainwashed.
I have a feeling we’re going to continue to be the producers, and when we retire, things will start to fall apart. I hope I’m wrong, but things aren’t looking great.